Abnormal Puberty Flashcards

1
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Change from childhood to adulthood with the ability to reproduce; involves the maturation of reproductive organs and secondary sexual characteristics

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Puberty

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2
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Term for breast budding

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Thelarche

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3
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Term for the appearance of pubic hair

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Pubarche

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4
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Term for the onset of menses

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Menarche

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5
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Term for the appearance of Spermatogonia

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Spermarche

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6
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Term for the activation of the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Gonad axis

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Gonadarche

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7
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Term for the increase of Adrenal Androgen production leading to sexual hair

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Adrenarche

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8
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GnRH production begins by Week ____ of gestation, temporarily active during fetal development

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10

*remember external sexual characteristics begin around week 8 and finish by week 12

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9
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What is the key hormonal event that triggers Puberty

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“pulsatile” GnRH

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10
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Role of Androgens in the development of Secondary Sexual Characteristics in MALES

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Inc. muscle mass
Male body fat distribution
Body Hair

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11
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Role of Androgens in the development of Secondary Sexual Characteristics in FEMALES

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SQ and Hip Fat Deposition (Estradiol)
Breast Development (Estradiol)
Menstruation (Estradiol and Progesterone)
Body Hair

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12
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(Estradiol/Progesterone) has the role of SQ and Hip fat distribution and Breast development in females during Puberty

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Estradiol

*Progesterone only for Menstruation

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13
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What do the Tanner Stages judge based off of?

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Hair distribution and quality

Breast and Areola development (females)

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14
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Tanner Stage 1 girls or boys

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Preadolescent

no pubic hair

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15
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Tanner Stage 3 girls

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Breast enlargement with no Areola/Papilla mound

Pubic hair fills out but is coarse

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16
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Tanner Stage 3 boys

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Darker, coarser, curlier pubic hair spreading across pubis

Penis and scrotum enlarging in length

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17
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Tanner Stage 5 girls

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Breasts reach final adult size
Areola returns to contour of surrounding breast
Projecting central papilla
Adult pubic hair distribution, covering pubis and medial thighs

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18
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Tanner Stage 5 boys

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Adult-like penis and scrotum in size and shape

Pubic hair coarse and full - inverted triangle

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19
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Onset of secondary sexual characteristics EARLY; usually before the age of 7

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Precocious Puberty

20
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Absence of secondary sexual characteristics and menarche by around age 15; never had a period

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Primary Amenorrhea

21
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RARE sporadic cause of precocious puberty due to mutation in G protein gene (constitutive activation); causes autonomous function of endocrine glands; more common in FEMALES; commonly see Cafe-au-lait spots, Fibrous Dysplasia of bone and Follicular cysts

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McCune-Albright Syndrome

22
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Mutation responsible for McCune-Albright Syndrome

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GNAS1 (G protein constitutive activated)

23
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McCune-Albright Syndrome is (sporadic/inherited)

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Sporadic

24
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Treatment for McCune-Albright Syndrome (G protein activating mutation)

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Aromatase inhibitors (girls) (Letrozole, Anastrozole)
Bisphosphonates (bone lesions)
25
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Examples of Aromatase inhibitors for girls with McCune-Albright Syndrome

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Letrozole

Anastrozole

26
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Precocious puberty is seen more commonly in (males/females)

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Females (5:1 ratio)

27
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Causes of Precocious Puberty are usually…

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Idiopathic (especially in females, ~75%)

28
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Cause of delayed Puberty in females (Primary Amenorhea); SPORADIC meiotic error, resulting in loss of X chromosome; results in gonadal failure or dysgenesis; also associated with Cardiovascular issues (Bicupsid aortic valve, Coarctation of Aorta), Autoimmune disorders (Hashimotos) and Renal anomalies; treat with GH (for height), Hormone replacement and Egg donation

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Turner Syndrome

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Turner Syndrome is (sporadic/inherited)

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Sporadic (meiotic error)

30
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Associated anomalies in Turner Syndrome

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Bicuspid Aortic valve
Coarctation of the Aorta
MVP
Aortic Aneurysm
Hashimotos
Renal anomalies
31
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Treatments for Turner’s Syndrome

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GH (for height)
Hormone replacement (bones, breast, etc.)
Egg donation/adoption (gonad dysgenesis)
32
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Cause of Delayed Puberty (Primary Amenorrhea); X-linked recessive inheritance; a GENETIC male has an inactivating mutation of Androgen receptor, preventing response to testosterone from Testes and prevents masculinization of genitalia; has FEMALE phenotype as a result, but NO UTERUS or ovaries; treat with removal of Testes, Hormone replacement and Vaginal surgery

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Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome

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Inheritance of Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome

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X-linked recessive (thus, seen more so in males)

34
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Cause of Amenorrhea; AD inheritance with incomplete penetrance; failure of the Müllerian duct to develop, resulting in NO UTERUS and variable degrees of vaginal hypoplasia; treat with Vaginal surgery, Uterine transplant and/or IVF

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Mullerian Agenesis

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Inheritance of Mullerian Agenesis

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AD with incomplete penetrance

36
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Treatments for Mullerian Agenesis

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Vaginal surgery
Uterine transplant
IVF

37
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What are the two types of Primary Amenorrhea that have normal secondary female characteristics but NO UTERUS

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Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (XY)
Mullerian Agenesis (XX)
38
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Difference between Androgen Sensitivity Syndrome and Mullerian Agenesis (both primary amenorrhea without uterus)

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Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome: XY

Mullerian Agensis: XX

39
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Cause of Delayed Puberty (Primary Amenorrhea); a congenital GnRH deficiency, resulting in hypotrophic gonads and sexual characteristics; some due to KAL1 gene mutation (controls neuron migration); treat with Hormone Replacement and FSH

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Kallman Syndrome

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Common gene mutated in Kallman Syndrome

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KAL1 gene (controls GnRH neuron migration)

41
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Treatment for Kallman Syndrome (GnRH deficiency)

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Hormone Replacement (estrogen + progestin)
FSH (for conception)
42
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Most common cause of Delayed Puberty

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Hypergonadotropic Hypogonadism (high GnRH) (Turner Syndrome or Ovarian Failure)

43
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Cause of female characteristics in a GENETIC male; AR inheritance; due to the absence of DHT; results in external female genitalia at birth, but internal male genitalia (presence of Testosterone)

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5a-Reductase Deficiency

44
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Which hormone during male development is important for suppressing the development of Female internal genitalia

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AMH

45
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Which hormone is important for Menstruation

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Progesterone